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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What photographs hanging on the walls of Superintendent Webberly's office are studied by Inspector Lynley in Chapter 3?
(a) Photos of Superintendent Webberly's pet cat.
(b) Photos of the royal family of England.
(c) Photos of the Ripper's victims.
(d) Photos of a beautiful young actress.

2. To what organization is Father Hart traveling?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) New Scotland Yard.
(c) The FBI.
(d) NATO.

3. Where does Inspector Lynley think he has seen Russell Mowrey?
(a) At a train station.
(b) At St. Catherine's Church.
(c) At Simon Allancourt-St. James' wedding.
(d) Scotland Yard.

4. What does Ezra Farmington do for a living?
(a) He's a tailor.
(b) He's a farmer.
(c) He's an artist.
(d) He's a police officer.

5. Who is driving the car the night of the accident that cripples Simon Allcourt-St. James for life?
(a) Sergeant Barbara Havers.
(b) Inspector Lynley.
(c) Lady Helen Clyde.
(d) Superintendent Webberly.

6. Whose death does Chief Superintendent fail to mention in his report about William Teys' murder?
(a) Tessa Teys' death.
(b) Russell Mowery's death.
(c) Whiskers, the Teys family dog's death.
(d) Paul Odell's death.

7. Which of the following is not a statement Father Hart uses to describe himself in the opening scene when imagining how the woman seated next to him perceives him?
(a) Three cuts on his face from shaving.
(b) Wearing an old suit mended at the elbows and cuffs.
(c) A toast crumb on his mouth.
(d) A handsome older man.

8. Why is evidence of Gillian's existence destroyed by her father?
(a) Gillian was wild and has run away, infuriating her father.
(b) Gillian is illegitimate.
(c) Gillian is in hiding from the police.
(d) Gillian is not William Teys' child.

9. What is strange about the photos Inspector Lynley finds in the Teys family photo album?
(a) They have been glued together in a big wad.
(b) Someone has been cut out of many of them.
(c) They have been painted red.
(d) They have big purple X's painted on them.

10. What is Gillian's relationship to Roberta Teys?
(a) She's Roberta's teacher.
(b) She's Roberta's friend.
(c) She's Roberta's older sister.
(d) She's Roberta's classmate.

11. How old is Sergeant Barbara Havers?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Fifty.

12. In what part of London does Sergeant Barbara Havers live?
(a) Hampstead.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Acton.
(d) Belgravia.

13. What do the letters CID stand for in the novel "A Great Deliverance"?
(a) Central Intelligence Department.
(b) Chief Inspector Detective.
(c) Criminal Isolation Department.
(d) Criminal Investigation Division.

14. With whom does Stepha Odell suspect that Roberta has been in love?
(a) Paul Odell.
(b) Russel Mowery.
(c) Nigel Parrish.
(d) Ezra Farmington.

15. Who is arrested for the murder over the garnet necklace?
(a) The murder victim's chef.
(b) The murder victim's son-in-law.
(c) The murder victim's chauffeur.
(d) The murder victim's physician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor does Superintendent Webberly's wife want him to acquire?

2. When Inspector Lynley's brother-in-law was murdered five years ago, who did Chief Inspector Nies arrest for the crime?

3. In Chapter 1, who is killed over a dispute about ownership of a garnet necklace?

4. During his train ride in the opening scene, what is Father Hart holding in his lap?

5. What is the name of the Teys family farm?

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